Subject
Research Guides
Communications:
Ethical and Legal Issues in Mass Media
This guide is intended as a research tool to help you locate background information, books, articles, and internet/web links on topics related to ethical and legal issues in mass media.
Background Information Sources
Available in the library's reference area:
| Encyclopedia of Ethics | REF BJ63.E45 2001 |
| Dictionary of American History | REF E174.D52 2003 |
| Encyclopedia of Communication and Information | REF P87.5.E53 2002 |
| History of the Mass Media in the U.S. | REF P92.U5 H55 1998 |
| Media Ethics | REF P94.M358 1998 |
| Ill Effects/the Media/Violence Debate | REF P96.V5 I55 2001 |
| The Concise Encyclopedia of Ethics in Politics and the Media | REF PN4756.C645 2001 |
| Journalism Ethics: a reference handbook | REF PN4756.J67 1997 |
| Associated Press Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law | REF PN4783.A83 2002 |
| Broadcast News Writing Stylebook | REF PN4784.B75 P36 2002 |
Books
Search the library catalog for books on your subject using words or word combinations below, or visit the library’s 2nd floor and browse call numbers P94 (Mass Media), PN1992 (Broadcasting; Television Broadcasting), PN2285 (Communication; United States).
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Newspaper, Magazine, and Academic Journal Articles
- InfoTrac/General Reference Center or Expanded Academic: use terms such as: journalistic ethics, ethical aspects, laws, regulations and rules; mass media industry.
- CQ Researcher: see “Journalism Under Fire” and “Media Bias” articles
- LexisNexis: use terms listed above; add editorials or op-ed for opinion articles
Internet Resources
Several internet resources have been selected below. Additional links are available from Web Resources page; follow link for Communications.
- ERIC Digest; Issues in Media Ethics
http://reading.indiana.edu/ieo/digests/d146.html
article on issues in media ethics - Santa Clara Univ
http://www.scu.edu/ethics/publications/ethicalperspectives/elder.html
article titled “Ethical Issues for the American Media in Times of National Emergency” - US State Department
http://usinfo.state.gov/journals/itgic/0401/ijge/ijge0401.htm#comment
articles examining the ethics of journalism in the U.S. today - FCC: Media Bureau Information Resource Materials
http://www.fcc.gov/mb/facts
media fact sheets produced by the Federal Communications Commission - Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting
http://www.fair.org/
national media watch group, offers criticism of media bias and censorship - American Civil Liberties Union
http://www.aclu.org
committed to preserving constitutional rights such as freedom of the press.